Oak Cliff residents reminisce
They share recollections and first-hand stories of the events that shaped their lives and changed the world.
In Oak Cliff, Tex-Mex is a sacred tradition
Before the days of Taco Bueno, Taco Bell and the Jack-in-the Box taco, restaurants and small cafes were the only venues peddling Tex-Mex.
Q&A: Tranquilo owner Johnny Fantuzzi
The Tranquilo yoga studio owner was an international scout for the New York Yankees and Mets, and before that, he played for a few years in the minor leagues.
Espumoso Caffe in Bishop Arts District
This coffee shop fights the flames of summer heat with its extensive list of cold treats like a frappé made with coffee and ice cream.
A 'clubhouse' for the mentally ill
Neighborhood nonprofit the Well Community is committed to helping its low-income members find employment — even if it means covering shifts.Facebook fan profile: Debi Lang
Every month we profile a neighborhood resident who’s also a fan of our Facebook page. In our August issue is Kessler Park resident Debi Lang. She’s “north of 30″ and is founder and president of Caring For The World Films, a non-profit production company which produces documentaries about relatively unknown but successful international humanitarian aid organizations.
Zen has $3 sushi, sake this weekend for its three-year anniversary
Zen Sushi turns three years old in August, and chef Michelle Carpenter has specials to celebrate. This weekend, July 30-Aug. 1, she is offering $3 sushi and sake.
The 21 sushi varieties on the $3 menu normally cost as much as $6.50.
At Cliff Manor, 50 homeless to move in
It is great that 50 otherwise homeless people will have a roof over their heads, but city officials have dug themselves a deep hole in Oak Cliff with their decision to move forward with plans for Cliff Manor. The original plan from the Dallas Housing Authority was to move 100… more
Video: Advocate is the butt of a (pretty funny) bit
As you might be aware, the Advocate recently hosted a video contest — several of you put your best footage forward, submitting lovely bits of neighborhood imagery. But, gee, there always has to be a jokester in the crowd … doesn’t there? That’s evidenced by this submission that treats Advocate… more
Wine review: Falesco Vitiano Rosso 2008
New label, same incredible quality.
It’s almost embarrassing to do a Vitiano review. I’m hardly the fawning type, yet I sound like a gushing school girl whenever I write about these wines. The quality is consistent from vintage to vintage; the wines are always spot on, balanced, and varietally… more
So, 17 homeless people will move into Cliff Manor after all
That’s according to what happened last night in a “task force” meeting to discuss the Cliff Manor plan.
City budget podcast: It could be worse
Rudy Bush, the city hall reporter for The Morning News, Rick Wamre and I discuss what comes next when the city council begins its budget deliberations in the next couple of works. Rudy doesn’t expect a property tax hike, which made me happy. We also wondered how happy the cops… more
More on the future Sylvan | Thirty grocery store
As Rachel Stone mentioned in her Oak Cliff round-up last week, a grocery store has signed a letter of intent with Sylvan | Thirty, the development at Sylvan and Fort Worth Avenue. The project’s developer, Brent Jackson, says that of the grocers that expressed interest in the project, he was… more
Advocate video: ‘The Dallas Nine’ at Turner House
“The Dallas Nine” was a group of about 25 artists, actually, who painted in the style of the American Scene, an artistic movement from which the best known artists are Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry.
Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts put together the largest collection… more
“Raising Arizona”, “Rope” screen in Oak Cliff this week
Two very different classics are screening in Oak Cliff this week.
“Rope” plays at the Texas Theatre Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. It technically is free, but a $5 donation is suggested. The Texas also is screening “Return to Giant” Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
And “Raising Arizona”, the endlessly quotable Joel… more
